SUMMARY - Friday, March 14, 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, March 14 (TASR) - The 'Slovakia' and 'For the People' parties urge Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) to immediately publish contracts related to 2024 police image and recruitment campaigns, signed with a company called Good Rutt's and worth a total of €222,000, and in addition, the parties will file a complaint with the Public Procurement Authority (UVO) and the Supreme Audit Authority (NKU), MPs Veronika Remisova and Michal Sipos (both 'Slovakia'-For the People-KU alliance) declared at a press conference on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/21843245 Bratislava, March 14 (TASR) - Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) was hiding the ownership of the house in Croatia for more than six years, even in the period before I was chairing any House committee, House Conflict of Interest Committee chair Veronika Remisova ('Slovakia'-For the People-KU) stated on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/21842806 Bratislava, March 14 (TASR) - The Interior Ministry has once again declared that it's addressing the issue of the booking system of the Aliens Police, spokesman for the ministry Matej Neumann said in response to an appeal by the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party, adding that the system has undergone modifications to prevent the misuse of metadata by "speculators". https://etasr.sk/article/21842776 Bratislava, March 14 (TASR) - The Geodesy, Cartography, and Cadastre Office (UGKK) is warning the public about a false letter that is circulating at the moment and which on behalf of the office states changes in the land registry, allegedly caused by the recent hacker attack. https://etasr.sk/article/21842920 Velke Kapusany, March 14 (TASR) - Police conducted anti-drug crackdown at the P.O. Hviezdoslav elementary school in the town of Velke Kapusany on Thursday (March 13), searching classrooms and student coatrooms with police dogs, but found no drugs, the Kosice regional police reported in its social media post on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/21842904 Zvolen, March 14 (TASR) - The town of Zvolen in Banska Bystrica region on Friday commemorated the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the town by the Soviet and Romanian armies, with mayor Vladimir Manka paying tribute to the fallen soldiers at the Red Army Memorial on SNP Square in Zvolen. https://etasr.sk/article/21843043 Bratislava, March 14 (TASR) - The introduction of the planned 25-percent tariffs on steel and aluminium by US President Donald Trump's administration threatens European industry and jobs in Slovakia, with the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) therefore calling on EU institutions to create job protection or a permanent investment fund aimed at supporting these jobs in an uncertain geopolitical environment, the Slovak Trade Union Confederation (KOZ) pointed out on Friday on the basis of ETUC data. https://etasr.sk/article/21843281 Bratislava, March 14 (TASR) - The Slovak Towns and Village Association (ZMOS) and Slovak Self-Governing Regions (SK8) understand the needs of social service workers, but they'll be able to sign a collective agreement with them only after a suitable way is found to secure adequate financing for regional and local authorities, the two organisations told TASR in response to Thursday's (March 13) protest by social service workers against low salaries. https://etasr.sk/article/21842784 Notice: If you click on the link or copy it into the search window, the browser will display the full text of the message in the new e-TASR client zone. If you have any questions, please contact obchod@tasr.sk. am